Clinical Nutrition and the management of GI diseases in Cats and Dogs Flashcards
What is the impact of GI diseases?
Weight loss, abdominal pain
➤Vomiting, diarrhoea
➤Urinary signs and neurological signs (liver disease) ➤Pancreatitis 33% mortality within 30 days (1) ➤Portosystemic shunt medical management fails and is associated with euthanasia in50% of cases (2)
What does dysbiosis lead to?
Reduction in diversity of bacteria
Changes in quantity of bacteria
Functional changes of bacteria
What is small intestinal dysbiosis caused by?
Increase/ alteration in microbiota composition
Altered gut motility
Anatomical changes
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
What is large intestine dysbiosis caused by?
Caused by a change in the composition of function of intestinal microbiiota
-> alterations in the small intestine or inflammation in colon
What are the two parts of the nutritional assessment screening?
Screening evaluation
Extended evaluation
What are the animal factors in an extended evaluation?
Change in food intake/ behaviour
Condition of the integument
Diagnostic work up
Current medical conditions and medications
What are the diet factors of an extended evaluation?
Caloric density of current diet
Evaluate other sources of nutrients
Evaluate diets- e.g commercial foods, homemade, unconventional
What are the goals of nutritional management?
Prevent malnutrition and support recovery
Protect and nourish the GI Tract
Control fermentations and regulate intestinal motility
Support the immune and anti-inflammatory process
Restore a healthy microbiota
What are the role of mannan- oligosaccharides in the body?
Effective against harmful bacteria living in the intestinal lumen
They prevent the development of pathogenic bacteria
Directly enhance the effectiveness of the bodys immune system
What is the function of Zeolite?
Binds free water and toxins and supports beneficial bacteria
